Walnut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Ayala Bulldogs. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Walnut was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Ayala work for it, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-11, 16-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Leading Ayala to victory were Angelina Mercado and Emma Nunez. Mercado had 30 digs, 13 kills, and one block, while Nunez had 40 digs. Those 13 kills gave Mercado a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Miki Kiuchi, who had nine digs and four aces.
Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Ayala, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-9.
Walnut has already played their next contest (against Mountain View), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ayala, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Diamond Bar at 5:30 p.m.
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